Intro:
D E D E A
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Verse 1:
A A
I think I’m so – phisticated,
A E Esus4 E
‘Cause I’m living my life like a good homo sapien,
A
But all around me everybody’s multiplying,
E Esus4 E
And they’re walking ’round like flies, man,
D
So I’m no better than the animals,
A Asus4 A
Sitting in their cages in the zoo, man,
A
‘Cause com – pared to the flowers, and the birds, and the trees,
E E7 A
I am an ape – man!
Verse 2:
A
I think I’m so educated, and I’m so civilised,
E Esus4 E
‘Cause I’m a strict vegetarian,
A
But with the over population, and inflation, and starvation,
E Esus4 E
And the crazy poli – tici – ans,
D
I don’t feel safe in this world no more,
A
I don’t want to die in a nuclear war,
A
I want to sail away to a distant shore,
E E7 A
And make like an ape – man!
Chorus 1:
e |—————–|
B |—————–|
G |————0-1–|
D |—-0-1-2-4——|
A |–4————–|
E |—————–|
A
I’m an ape – man, I’m an ape, ape – man,
E Esus4 E
Oh, I’m an ape – man,
A
I’m a King Kong man, I’m a vood – doo man,
E Esus4 E
Oh, I’m an ape – man,
D
‘Cause com – pared to the sun that sits in the sky,
A
Com – pared to the clouds as they roll by,
A
Com – pared to the bugs, and the spiders, and flies,
E E7 A
I am an ape – man!
Break:
D E D E A
La-la, la-la! La – la – la!
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A |——————————-|——-2–2—0—|
E |——————————-|——-0–0——-|
Verse 3:
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A |–4————–|
E |—————–|
A E
In man’s evolution he has created the city,
E A
And the motor traffic rumble, but, give me half a chance,
E
And I’d be taking off my clothes, and living in the jungle,
D
‘Cause the only time that I feel at ease,
A
Is swinging up and down in a coconut tree,
A E E7 A
Oh, what a life of luxury to be like an ape – man!
Chorus 2:
e |—————–|
B |—————–|
G |————0-1–|
D |—-0-1-2-4——|
A |–4————–|
E |—————–|
A
I’m an ape – man, I’m an ape, ape – man,
E Esus4 E
Oh, I’m an ape – man,
A
I’m a King Kong man, I’m a vood – doo man,
E Esus4 E
Oh, I’m an ape – man,
D
I look out the window, but I can’t see the sky,
A
The air pollution is a – fogging up my eyes,
A
I want to get out of this city alive,
E E7 A
And make like an ape – man!
Bridge:
D E D E A
La-la, la-la! La – la – la! A – come on and..
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A |—————————–|—–2-2–0——————|
E |—————————–|—–0-0———————|
E A
…love me …be my apeman girl, and we’d be so..
e |————–0————-|————–0—————|
B |————–0————-|————–2—————|
G |————–1————-|————–2—————|
D |————–2————-|——-2-h4-2-2—————|
A |——-2-h4-2-2————-|-0-0/4——–0—————|
E |-0-0/4——–0————-|——————————|
E A
…happy… …in my ape-man world!
e |—————0————–|–0——————–|
B |—————0————–|–2——————–|
G |—————1————–|–2——————–|
D |—————2————–|–2——————–|
A |——–2-h4-2-2————–|–0——————–|
E |–0-0/4——–0————–|———————–|
(E7)
e |——————————-|
B |—–5—–3——————-|
G |————————–0-1–|
D |-2/6—3/4——–0-1-2-4——|
A |—————-4————–|
E |——————————-|
Chorus 3:
A
I’m an ape – man, I’m an ape, ape – man,
E Esus4 E
Oh, I’m an ape – man,
A
I’m a King Kong man, I’m a vood – doo man,
E Esus4 E
Oh, I’m an ape – man,
D
I’ll be your Tarzan, you’ll be my Jane,
A
I’ll keep you warm, and you’ll keep me sane,
A
We’ll sit in the trees, and eat bananas all day,
E E7 A
Just like an ape – man!
Chorus 4:
e |—————–|
B |—————–|
G |————0-1–|
D |—-0-1-2-4——|
A |–4————–|
E |—————–|
A
I’m an ape – man, I’m an ape, ape – man,
E Esus4 E
Oh, I’m an ape – man,
A
I’m a King Kong man, I’m a vood – doo man,
E Esus4 E
Oh, I’m an ape – man,
D
I don’t feel safe in this world no more,
A
I don’t want to die in a nuclear war,
A
I want to sail away to a distant shore,
E E7 A
And make like an ape – man!
Coda:
D E E E A
La-la, la-la! La – la – la!
e |—2–2—2–2—-2—-0—-4—|—0—0—0—-||
B |——————————–|—0—0—2—-||
G |—2–2—2–2—-2—-0—-4—|—1—1—2—-||
D |——————————–|—2—2—2—-||
A |——————————–|—2—2—0—-||
E |——————————–|—0—0——–||
D E D E A
e |—2–2—2–2—2—-0—-4—|—2—0–0—0—|
B |——————————-|—3—0–0—2—|
G |—2–2—2–2—2—-0—-4—|—2—1–1—2—|
D |——————————-|—0—2–2—2—|
A |——————————-|——-2–2—0—|
E |——————————-|——-0–0——-|
Verse 1:
A A
I think I’m so – phisticated,
A E Esus4 E
‘Cause I’m living my life like a good homo sapien,
A
But all around me everybody’s multiplying,
E Esus4 E
And they’re walking ’round like flies, man,
D
So I’m no better than the animals,
A Asus4 A
Sitting in their cages in the zoo, man,
A
‘Cause com – pared to the flowers, and the birds, and the trees,
E E7 A
I am an ape – man!
Verse 2:
A
I think I’m so educated, and I’m so civilised,
E Esus4 E
‘Cause I’m a strict vegetarian,
A
But with the over population, and inflation, and starvation,
E Esus4 E
And the crazy poli – tici – ans,
D
I don’t feel safe in this world no more,
A
I don’t want to die in a nuclear war,
A
I want to sail away to a distant shore,
E E7 A
And make like an ape – man!
Chorus 1:
e |—————–|
B |—————–|
G |————0-1–|
D |—-0-1-2-4——|
A |–4————–|
E |—————–|
A
I’m an ape – man, I’m an ape, ape – man,
E Esus4 E
Oh, I’m an ape – man,
A
I’m a King Kong man, I’m a vood – doo man,
E Esus4 E
Oh, I’m an ape – man,
D
‘Cause com – pared to the sun that sits in the sky,
A
Com – pared to the clouds as they roll by,
A
Com – pared to the bugs, and the spiders, and flies,
E E7 A
I am an ape – man!
Break:
D E D E A
La-la, la-la! La – la – la!
e |—2–2—2–2—2—-0—-4—|—2—0–0—0—|
B |——————————-|—3—0–0—2—|
G |—2–2—2–2—2—-0—-4—|—2—1–1—2—|
D |——————————-|—0—2–2—2—|
A |——————————-|——-2–2—0—|
E |——————————-|——-0–0——-|
Verse 3:
e |—————–|
B |—————–|
G |————0-1–|
D |—-0-1-2-4——|
A |–4————–|
E |—————–|
A E
In man’s evolution he has created the city,
E A
And the motor traffic rumble, but, give me half a chance,
E
And I’d be taking off my clothes, and living in the jungle,
D
‘Cause the only time that I feel at ease,
A
Is swinging up and down in a coconut tree,
A E E7 A
Oh, what a life of luxury to be like an ape – man!
Chorus 2:
e |—————–|
B |—————–|
G |————0-1–|
D |—-0-1-2-4——|
A |–4————–|
E |—————–|
A
I’m an ape – man, I’m an ape, ape – man,
E Esus4 E
Oh, I’m an ape – man,
A
I’m a King Kong man, I’m a vood – doo man,
E Esus4 E
Oh, I’m an ape – man,
D
I look out the window, but I can’t see the sky,
A
The air pollution is a – fogging up my eyes,
A
I want to get out of this city alive,
E E7 A
And make like an ape – man!
Bridge:
D E D E A
La-la, la-la! La – la – la! A – come on and..
e |–2–2—2–2—2—-0—-4–|–2–0-0–0——————|
B |—————————–|–3–0-0–2——————|
G |–2–2—2–2—2—-0—-4–|–2–1-1–2——————|
D |—————————–|–0–2-2–2——————|
A |—————————–|—–2-2–0——————|
E |—————————–|—–0-0———————|
E A
…love me …be my apeman girl, and we’d be so..
e |————–0————-|————–0—————|
B |————–0————-|————–2—————|
G |————–1————-|————–2—————|
D |————–2————-|——-2-h4-2-2—————|
A |——-2-h4-2-2————-|-0-0/4——–0—————|
E |-0-0/4——–0————-|——————————|
E A
…happy… …in my ape-man world!
e |—————0————–|–0——————–|
B |—————0————–|–2——————–|
G |—————1————–|–2——————–|
D |—————2————–|–2——————–|
A |——–2-h4-2-2————–|–0——————–|
E |–0-0/4——–0————–|———————–|
(E7)
e |——————————-|
B |—–5—–3——————-|
G |————————–0-1–|
D |-2/6—3/4——–0-1-2-4——|
A |—————-4————–|
E |——————————-|
Chorus 3:
A
I’m an ape – man, I’m an ape, ape – man,
E Esus4 E
Oh, I’m an ape – man,
A
I’m a King Kong man, I’m a vood – doo man,
E Esus4 E
Oh, I’m an ape – man,
D
I’ll be your Tarzan, you’ll be my Jane,
A
I’ll keep you warm, and you’ll keep me sane,
A
We’ll sit in the trees, and eat bananas all day,
E E7 A
Just like an ape – man!
Chorus 4:
e |—————–|
B |—————–|
G |————0-1–|
D |—-0-1-2-4——|
A |–4————–|
E |—————–|
A
I’m an ape – man, I’m an ape, ape – man,
E Esus4 E
Oh, I’m an ape – man,
A
I’m a King Kong man, I’m a vood – doo man,
E Esus4 E
Oh, I’m an ape – man,
D
I don’t feel safe in this world no more,
A
I don’t want to die in a nuclear war,
A
I want to sail away to a distant shore,
E E7 A
And make like an ape – man!
Coda:
D E E E A
La-la, la-la! La – la – la!
e |—2–2—2–2—-2—-0—-4—|—0—0—0—-||
B |——————————–|—0—0—2—-||
G |—2–2—2–2—-2—-0—-4—|—1—1—2—-||
D |——————————–|—2—2—2—-||
A |——————————–|—2—2—0—-||
E |——————————–|—0—0——–||